Bessie Dunlop, the Witch o Dalry
Based on the historical record of Bessie’s ‘confession’ to witchcraft in sixteenth-century Scotland, the episodic structure of the play shows the many characters and events that supposedly made up the catalogue of her crimes, but which in fact testify to her innocence and goodness. Bessie Dunlop, the Witch o Dalry introduces students to different levels and varieties of Scots and English and contains teaching notes, suggestions for classroom activities, and questions for discussion or writing. The original version of Bessie Dunlop, the Witch o Dalry was written by John Hodgart and Martin Clarke in 1977. Hodgart rewrote the play for an EIS Drama competition before revising it again for Hodder and Staunton who published it as a school text in 1995. This 2021 shorter edition is the fourth version of the play.
John Hodgart (Author), Alex Findlay, Alex Hope, Alistair Sim, Alister Sim, Anne Grant, Cameron Seaward, Carol Young, Dale Mcfadzean, Donald Reid, Drew Young, Eilidh May Hill, Ellen Hart, Hazel Wylie, Jacqueline Carson, James Dippie, Jennifer Harkins, John Hodgart, Josh Kenovan, Julie Wales, Karen Barthe, Kate Connell, Kenzie Sharkey, Kirsty Strahan, Lorna Manson, Mari-Clare Turnbull, Mark Thomson, Oriana Strahan, Pat Douglas, Ronnie Guffie, Rosie Strahan, Sean Brown, Steven Reid, Steven Richmond, Susan Mccabe, Valerie Provan, Willie Wallace (Narrator)
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